if it’s the latter, where do you look for the appropriate response from their peers? If the former, how do professionals get access to pre-published works to critique them?
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“Published” papers have been reviewed by peers chosen by the journal as knowledgeable sources. It’s not like “upvotes” on reddit, where anybody who reviews your paper and agrees with it counts as a peer reviewer.
“Pre-Publication” papers are also available. These are changed by the time they get published, so you can’t really cite them, but they point out interesting opportunities for collaboration and other new ideas to consider.
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